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Safe in the Drawer
In the morning I wake up and I look at myself in the mirror. I see my incredible green eyes. These eyes let me see who I am. I see myself in the mirror everyday that I forget that my eyes have little freckles. I was reminded today by a co-worker that I have these neat little freckles in my eyes. How unique are my eyes? But I forget that I have this feature. It is just a part of who I am. I am reminded often of this song by Hillsong Worship called Who You Say I am. In my head the words “I am who You say I…
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Finishing Strong
I lace up my tennis shoes and head out the door to my first running training course with my good friend Mary. Mary and I had decided that we both wanted to run to help us get more fit, but neither one of us were runners. I had wanted to run a 5k for a while, but lacked the motivation to get off of the couch. I knew that the course would help me to train and keep me accountable toward working to my goal of running a 5k. The training program began pretty simple. Walk for 9 minutes and run for 1 minute, repeating this two more times for…
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Rejected
I check my phone hopeful that there is a message waiting for me. Nope, not yet. I try to get back to work, but am distracted by what has been weighing on my heart, the hope of a job offer. I open up my main program at work and work on the next request in my queue. I know that I am not doing my best work, but I try to determine what the customer has requested and translate it into what I am working on. No luck. I eagerly check my phone again. Still nothing yet. I get back to work and start a new task which I think…
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In Alignment
I recently was reflecting back upon the time in my life when I was applying to colleges. Despite the fact that was a while ago, I clearly remember the Holy Spirit nudging me about a Christian college. I shrugged it off. Being the “smart” high schooler I was I thought I was smart enough to make my own decision on this very big life decision. So I applied to the schools I saw fit and in line with my plans. Eventually I landed on one. I made my way to that college in the fall. I felt out of place and just couldn’t fit in. While I was there God was still…
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The Perfect Moment
The other day it happened to be raining out. It was wonderful to have the rain seeing as it has been very dry lately. At one point, I noticed the sky getting brighter. I quickly ran over to the window to check for a rainbow. Sadly, I was disappointed, but I knew in my heart that there was going to be a rainbow, but I was just too early. You see, a friend of mine, her grandma was in her last days, so I knew there was going to be a rainbow. God has shown me rainbows before around the time of people’s deaths. It continued to get brighter outside…